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Mayor

Election 2016: Final results for the Mayor.

The candidate at the top of the list received the most votes while the candidate at the bottom of the list received the least.

Vacancies: 1

Candidate

Status

Iteration

Votes

Justin Lester

Elected

7

31,921.00

Nick Leggett

Excluded

7

24,697.00

Jo Coughlan

Excluded

6

15,844.00

Nicola Young

Excluded

5

5,532.00

Andy Foster

Excluded

4

3,718.00

Helene Ritchie

Excluded

3

2,733.00

Keith Johnson

Excluded

2

1,190.00

Johnny Overton

Excluded

1

620.00

The final absolute majority of votes (final quota) as determined at the last iteration was 28,309. There were 63 informal votes and 452 blank votes.

Elected candidate - This candidate is declared elected.

Excluded candidates - These are listed from the last candidate excluded during the STV counting process to the first - in reverse order of exclusion.

The first 'excluded' candidate listed was excluded last.

The last 'excluded' candidate listed was excluded first.

Candidates with the fewest numbers of votes are excluded first. After a candidate is excluded from the counting, his or her votes are redistributed to the other candidates still in the race in accordance with individual voters' preferences.

Iteration: Refers to the number of times the votes are counted until the required amount of candidates are elected.